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| Juvenile Justice Staff Training |
According to the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (July 1996 Fact Sheet 37), "inadequately trained staff cannot provide effective help." ARISE provides staff training to juvenile justice facilities interested in educating incarcerated youth in life and social skills. |
It takes just fourteen hours for us to train juvenile officers or any designated staff personnel as ARISE Life Skills Instructors. As a result of the comprehensive training, correctional staff who have never had to "stand and deliver" in front of a group often become more interested and motivated to take an active role in guiding these troubled youth away from a life of crime. The staff then conducts interactive ARISE groups with the youth in their charge. When the youth learn positive life and social skills, this information enables them to make better life choices, reduces the rate of recidivism, and decreases the rate of juvenile crime. |
Juvenile correctional officers being trained as ARISE Life Skills Instructors |
| Congressman Alcee Hastings (center) visits the Palm Beach Juvenile Correctional Facility to deliver a motivational talk to the youth and staff about overcoming challenges and difficult people. |
Another beneficial training ARISE has custom designed for juvenile justice staff is the 2-Day ARISE: Drop It at the Door Training. Drop It At The Door is a unique training program centered on equipping juvenile justice staff with tools they need to control anger, stress, and tension at work and home. Drop It At The Door is specifically designed to help line staff overcome the unique challenges that inhibit optimum performance, cause health problems, excessive absences, compensation claims, burnout, high turnover rates, and conflict between staff and the youth in their care. The feedback we have received from facility administrators about the Drop It At The Door Trainings has been overwhelmingly positive. Check out the ARISE: Drop It At The Door testimonials to read all about it.
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| Tenderizing Tough Youth with Life Skills |
According to a 12/98 report to the Florida Legislature, prepared by the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability, "The majority of juvenile justice youth do not return to school when released." Through the winning combination of DJJ staff training and ARISE life-skills lessons, ARISE provides the last best chance of reaching these youth while still under state supervision. We have over 40 life-readiness courses that provide skills in teen anger management, conflict resolution, domestic abuse, dangers of sexually transmitted diseases, teen pregnancy, the tools needed to find a job and keep it, building a support system, required steps in making good decisions, plus lessons on drug, alcohol and tobacco avoidance. All of the 260 ARISE-written and tested life-skills topics lead to youth developing respect for self and society. |
ARISE Co-Founders and staff from Miami-Dade Juvenile Detention Center hold up an ARISE self-esteem poster. This facility teaches ARISE life skills curricula. |
So many incarcerated youths have let their anger get the better of them more than once so the first lesson the program teaches is anger management-how to harness the feelings and the inclination to prevent and control violence. The youth learn techniques for conflict resolution and making positive personal choices, how to speak assertively without being aggressive, and how to solve problems nonviolently. The staff in presenting this information is often learning at the same time.
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| Girls Initiative: Gender-Specific Awareness Training |
In Florida, nearly 30% of juveniles arrested are female (1 out of every 4 is female). Within the past decade, there has been a 67% increase in the numbers of girls behind bars according to the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice. This is indicative of a national trend. With so many young women suddenly flooding juvenile justice facilities, ARISE established the Girls Initiative: Gender Specific Awareness Training. For more information about this program, please see our Girls Initiative page. |
ARISE Girls Initiative Training at the
Milton Girls Academy, Milton, FL |
| Benefits of ARISE for DJJ |
The benefits of ARISE staff training, curriculum, and group sessions are numerous. By conducting ARISE life-skills groups, the staff and the youth become more understanding of each other and their communication and interpersonal skills improve. This results in less staff on youth conflict, more job satisfaction, less turnover, fewer worker's compensation claims, and better relationships between the staff and youth. It is a win-win situation and the youth are learning important life skills in a non-confrontational session that improves their feelings of self worth and respect for society.
17 Florida Department of Juvenile Justice Facilities took part in a questionnaire about the benefits of the ARISE Program. Click here to see their responses.
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| ARISE Juvenile Justice Program Evaluations and Reports |
| ARISE Juvenile Justice Photo Gallery |
| Florida Department of Juvenile Justice Downloadable Lessons |
ARISE Foundation Inc. is pleased to present these downloadable lessons every month for the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice. (Adobe Reader Required for Download. Click here to download a copy of Adobe Reader.)
*Bonus: Download a copy of the ARISE Handy Dandy Reference Card for a quick reminder on facilitating an ARISE group session. |
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